Account Executive - Mid-atlantic (majors)

Cyera Cyera · Vertical AI · Washington, DC · Sales

This is a sales role for an Account Executive at Cyera, a company providing AI trust infrastructure and data security solutions. The role involves full-cycle sales, prospecting, closing complex enterprise deals, and working with prospects and clients to understand their business challenges and map Cyera's technology to solve them. The target customer base includes Fortune 1000 companies, and the role requires a strong understanding of cloud environments, security, data risk, and value-based solution selling.

What you'd actually do

  1. Create clear goals and complete accurate forecasting through developing a detailed territory plan.
  2. Lead the sales cycle from pipeline generation to close.
  3. Create and deliver custom meetings, exceptional PoVs, and business value onsite with customers.
  4. Demonstrate ability to position and advise CISO, CDO, CPO, and CIO level executives with industry Point-of-View business insights; Continue to listen, build and grow executive relationships with customers.
  5. Negotiate and close business with new and existing customers.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 8 years selling enterprise SaaS solutions in the cloud/security/data space to Fortune 500 customers.
  • Proficient in value-based solution selling, with a keen focus on delivering tangible business outcomes, ensuring alignment with end business value.
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Strong presentation skills and ability to develop creative solutions that move the sales process along.
  • Proven understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP), security in the cloud, and data risk.
  • Basic understanding of various data security and compliance frameworks and how this impacts business value.
  • Must demonstrate proficiency in executing a formal sales process and possess familiarity with qualification frameworks and sales forecasting / management tools.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances.

Nice to have

  • Strong preference for candidates with a cloud security, data, or AI sales background.

What the JD emphasized

  • selling enterprise-wide cloud data security and data risk management solutions
  • selling large, complex sales cycles
  • selling to Fortune 500 customers
  • selling enterprise SaaS solutions
  • selling in the cloud/security/data space
  • selling in a hyper growth startup environment
  • selling large deals